Wiens, Russell Henry (Flying Officer)

Killed in Flying Accident 1941-May-21

Flying Officer Russell Henry Wiens RAF

Birth Date: 1918

Born:

Parents: Son of Henry and Mary Wiens, of Jansen, Saskatchewan.

Spouse:

Home: Jansen, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAF

Unit

31 ANS- Air Navigation School

Base

Port Albert, Ontario, Canada

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

42168

Final Burial
Google MapJansen Cemetery
Plot 59
31 Air Navigation School, Port Albert, Ontario. Anson aircraft N 9893 caught fire when the Very pistol went off in the aircraft. Flying Officer Wiens maintained control of the aircraft long enough for the three RAF/RAFVR crew members to bail out. Flying Officer Wiens was killed attempting to land the aircraft in a small field two miles from Listowel, Ontario. Flying Officer Wiens had been wounded in the Battle of France and flew Hurricane aircraft with 242 Squadron in the Battle of Britain.
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